Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-31


tongues more active than mine tell these
touching tales. But when l look upon
these veterans before me, my own loved
comrades in arms, the heroes of hun
dred battles, whose bullet battered
b ,dies during those days and months
and years of dark despair were the
only barricsde against the destruction
of the citadels OF our peace, aud l re-
member their sorrowful experiences
while in the military service OF my
country. am inspired with new courage
and more boldly will / raise my
arm in defense of their rights, and more
determined will become my tongue to
tell their startling story, that you may,
if possible. more gratefully remember
and more 6ttingly reward them for the
untold sacrifices they have made for
your home and your country. The men
who died in the conflict from 1861 to
1865, and they who have fallen out of
the ranks of the Grand Army of the Re.
public along the march of life since
then, are now being carried on the pen.
sion roll of heaven.
Much credit is due Mr.. Markham, our
loved and respected Congressman, who
honors us with his presence to-day, for
the voice and votes he has given us in
the halls of Congress. Others there are,
also, of our representative men, living
and dead, who have been faithful and
efficient in their efforts 10 ameliorate
the condition of our more unfortunate
comrades.
And / cannot fail as am passing this
point in my remarks to allude, however
briefly, to one grand hero in all of life's
activities, whether on the field of battle
leading his troops to victory, in the
forum of heated debate, speaking for
truth and justice, or in the more humble
walks OF private life; the soldiers tried
and truest friend, Gen. John A. Logan.
Cruelty merciless, though, has been
his march of death, for did he not dip
his arrow in the life blood of thousands
of our brave boys and leave many of
them to be buried in unknown graves
which the living cannot find!
Good Samaritans of the Woman s
Relief Corps. The soldiers strong
reserve and source of supplies
in suffering. As from year to
year your hands and the hands of your
sisters receive the seemingly self-offered
flowers and you strew them lovingly
over the known graves of the patriot
dead, will you silently pray that the
sweet fragrance of even those fading
flowers shall ascend to the skits and in
spire the angels to gather FROM the gar.
deu of heaven its fadeless flowers, and
with them fly away to the lonely and
unknown graves of our earthly heroes.
and leave them lovingly there?
Sons of Veterans. F.rthe sons of veter.
ans. following in the patriotic fo otsteps Of
their fathers, l have a few words to
say. Well may you feel manly pride
in your family pedigree, for in your
veins there flows the warm blood
that fed the flames of patriotism
that burned in the bosoms OF the
grandest army of men that evel
faced mortal foe. Young men, under
the inspiration of the hour and in thu
presence of these your sires, aud on this
Sacred soldiers day, what more fitting
thing can do under the right of havin.
fought and bled for my country, a
fought and bled your fathers. than t.
consecrate you to the cause of ou
country and to the service of righteou
government for struggling men Oh
earth, both in peace and possible wal
But 10 that end look now upon that fla
with its glorious history, the only fla
on earth that waves over nation c
universal liberty. [Applause. Ths
flag, which grew out of the crmso
blood of your revolutionary fathers, an
which they handed down to their sons
That flag, for which your fathers face
every foe, and in the midst of fyin
bullets and bursting shells conQuere
every enemy. and have transmitted it t
your keeping without the loss OF singl
star and without stain upon its stripes
| Take it, my boys, from the tremblin
hands of your aged sires, whose bloc
has bought it anew for you, Take it,
say, and bravely plant it on the noun
tains of American Liberty, the only bes
con light to the lonely mariners group
ing their way in darkness on the sea c
national life, as they sail away from tn
wicked rule of despotic men. Low
honor, and protect it, and if ever hom
or foreign foe shall lift ruthless han
to steal star or stain stripe, kill hir
on the spot.
CONCLUDING EXERCISES.
After the singing of the memoria
hymn by the quartette, Comrade Al
buckle gave number of interestin
"reminiscences of the war, including tn
death of Colonel Baker at Balls Bluff
The band then played selection of wa
songs, which awakened memories of th
field and stirred up good deal of Ell
thusiasm. Comrade Hunter then re
cited "Sherman's Ride" in q very i'm
pressive manner and Colonel MARKHAM
dismissed the huge audience after
had joined in singing "America," wit
the following words:
Ladies ard Gentlemen On behal
of the Grand Army post of this city, o.
behalf of all the old soldiers of tn
country, l thank you. and every one O
you, for your presence, your valuabl
assistance and the interest you hav
manifested upon this occasion.
| And to the committee, return t,
you my sincere thanks for the grea
homer you have conferred by thus allow
ing me to preside over your delbera-
| tiohos aS"ih ehabhthS yOus L uO NOV
declare these exercises closed.
GRAVES DECORATED.
| Following is the list of graves deco
rated by Frank Bartlett Post:
Evergreen Cemetery-F. L. Angel, U. s.
Volunteers, Infantry; Charles G. Barclay
Company M, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry
b. Bardell, Company B, One Hundred
and Second Pennsylvania Infantry; ]
L. Barbee, Company G, First New Mex
leo Volunteers; 4. s. Beebee Compan
9, New York Volunteers; J. w. Dryden
Company E, First California Cavalry: Geo
w. Ball, Company b, Indiana Volunteers
Rangers; Charles Chaney, U. s. Volunteers
]. w, Cooper. U. g. Volunteers Peter Cul
lin, U. 8. Volunteers; Adam Dorm, U. s
Regulars: Benjamin David, Company G
Second Maryland Volunteers; Martin Ebin
ger, Company X, Seventeenth Illinois Cav
airy; M. W, Elkins, Company F, Eleventh
Vermont Heavy Artillery; Timothy Farrell
Sixteenth New York Infantry, Volunteers
r. A. Hutchins, Seventh New YORK Infan
try; ii. 7. Hill. Forty-second Indiana In.
fantry; Jonathan Burwell, United States
Volunteers; J. r. Hewitt, Fiftieth New Yorl
Engineers; Nelson Harris, Volunteer In
fantry; John F. Godfrey, Second Maine
Chas. Jones, Company u, Seventh Illinois
Cavalry; Hartson Jones, Company H, Nine
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